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appft1.uspto.gov - 12/26/2008
US Patent : SWIPE GESTURES FOR TOUCH SCREEN KEYBOARDS
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Assignee Name and Adress: Apple Inc. Serial No.: 766929 Series Code: 11 Filed: June 22, 2007 Systems, methods, and devices for interpreting manual swipe gestures as input in connection with touch-sensitive user interfaces that include virtual keyboards are disclosed herein. These allow ...

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Multi-Touch Swipe Gestures for iPhone Keyboard
macrumors.com - 12/26/2008
Multi-Touch Swipe Gestures for iPhone Keyboard
— macrumors.com — Despite the Christmas holiday, the U.S. Patent Office continues to be churning away and has revealed this interesting new patent application from Apple called Swipe Gestures for Touch Screen Keyboards. The patent application is authored by Wayne Wes... (more) Multi-Touch Swipe Gestures for iPhone Keyboard

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New patent outlines multi-touch swipe gestures for iPhone keyboard
iphonebuzz.com - 12/29/2008
New patent outlines multi-touch swipe gestures for iPhone keyboard
— iphonebuzz.com — Wow. A new patent application for iPhone during Christmas holiday! The new patent called Swipe Gestures for Touch Screen Keyboards and creditted to Wayne Westerman. Seems it's very useful additions to the iPhone's on screen keyboard. But MacRumors ... (more) New patent outlines multi-touch swipe gestures for ...

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Apple files patent for gesture-based text editing
Engadget — An Apple patent unearthed by Mac Rumors named Swipe Gestures for Touch Screen Keyboards suggests a future direction the company might be taking which would substantially change interaction with devices like the iPhone. According to the document, the new system would allow for simple finger gestures like swipes to the left or right to control basic functions of text editing. Some movements outlined in the application include a left swipe ...

Apple swipes Xmas iPhone patent
MacBytes.com — What were you doing on December 25th? Eating far too much, getting drunk perhaps, opening presents and watching old movies on the telly maybe? If your name was Apple, however, you would be filing patents of course. We are no strangers to patent stories here at iTWire, from the likes of Microsoft getting a patent for Page Up Page Down ...

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